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UNITED STATES] JOHN W. ROUGH, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

BOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,020, dated May 5l 1885.

Application tiled March To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BOUGH,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New Rochelle, in the countyv of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in boats; and it consistsin a novel construction embracing a center-board and shoe with connecting devicesV adapted to be readily attached to or removed from the boat at will, and which, when applied to the boat, will fit it for sailing purposes.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a canoe,show ing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a top view of same, the center-board, shoe, rudder, and operating cords or ropes being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line a: x of Fig. l; and Fig. 4: is a bottom view of the shoe, center-board, attaching-straps, rudder, and operating-cords.

In the drawings, A designates the canoe, of usual construction,having upon its bottom the center-board B, which is formed of thin inaterial of gradually-increasing depth toward its rear end, and is secured at its upper edge in the longitudinal groove C, cut in the lower surface of the shoe D. The center-board B is strengthened by vertical cleats E, secured upon its opposite sides adjacent to its ends, and which cleats taper gradually from the shoe downward toward the lower edge ofthe centerboard. The shoe D is elongated in form, and is adapted to snugly fit the bottom of the boat at about its center. Its particular length and width will depend upon the size and character of the boat, the essential requisite being that in al1 instances it shall be of sufficient dimensions to receive the center-board and firmly sustain it against the bottom of the boat.

The position of the shoe D on the boat is clearly indicated by dotted lines in Fig. A2.

The shoe D is secured by means of straps F, one being at each end thereof and passing between its under surface and the upper edge of 11, 1835. (No model.)

the center-board, as shown in Fig. 4. The straps F will preferably be formed of thin spring-brass, and will be rigidly secured to the shoe D. The straps F at oneV end are provided with apertures G, which may be caught upon the hooks H, secured to one side of the boat near its upper edge, while the other end of the straps F are provided with leather extensions I, adapted to be retained by buckles J, attached to the side of the boat opposite to the hooks H, substantially as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The length ofthe straps F on each side of the center-board will vary, of course, according to the size of the boat. They will, however, in every case be of proper length to admit of the shoe and center-board being located upon the center of the bottom of the boat.

Upon the vertical rear edge of the centerboard B is pivotally secured a rudder, N, of suitable form and dimensions, and to opposite sides of the rear portion of which are secured the cords O, which pass upward and forward to and through the eyes or blocks P, thence rearward through the similar eyes or blocks, Q, in convenient position to be grasped by the hand of the person sitting in the stern of the boat.

The rudder will be operated in the`customary manner, and will be located in rear of the vertical transverse center of the boat.

In applying the shoe, center-board, and rudder it will be found convenient to attach the rudder, and then from the inside of the boat slip the shoe directly under the bow of same, thence moving it to its proper position and securing the ends of the straps F. If the straps are connected by cords extending over the boat while the shoe is being passed under the same, their ends may be readily grasped and secured upon the hooks H and buckles J with out difficulty, and there will be no danger of the shoe floating away. It will be plain, of course, that to remove the shoe and centerboard it willV only be necessary to rst loosen the buckled end of the straps F, and then detach their other end from the hooks H.

It should be observed that the shoe may be applied and removed at will without cutting the boat or permanently afxing thereto any device tending to mar its appearance or impede its progress through the water. Upon the shoe and center-board being attached the boat may be used for sailing purposes, and upon the removal of the shoe and center-board therefrom it is restored to its original condition, and may be employed as before without detriment.

I do not limit the invention to itsapplication to canoes, or to any particular floating craft by Whatever name known, no r to any particular materials for constructing the parts of same; but

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The shoe adapted to t the under surface of the boat and carrying a center-board, combined with straps by which the shoe may be attached to the boat or detached therefrom at will, substantially as set forth.

2. The shoe adapted to fit the undersurface of the boat and carrying a center-board, combined with a rudder attached to the heel of lthe center-board, cords for operating the rudder, Vand straps by which the shoe may be applied to or removed from the boat at will, sub- 25 Stantially as set forth.

3. The shoe D, carrying the center-board B, combined with the straps F, and the hooks I-I, and buckles J, secured to the boat, substantially as set forth.

4. The shoe D, carrying the center-board B, in combination with the rudder secured at the heel of the center-board, the cords O,and eyes or blocks P Q, substantially as set forth.

5. An attachment for a boat, consisting of 35 the elongated shoe D, tting the under surface of the boat, the center-board B, rigidly affixed to the under side of the shoe and projecting at right angles therefrom, and the straps F, by which the shoe is held in place on the boat, substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 9th day of March, A. D. 1885.

JOHN W. ROUGH.

Witnesses:

CHAs. C. GILL, HERMAN GUsTow. 

